Planning Lead at Ashut Engineers Ltd (2025-04 – Present)
Lead integrated production and supply planning across diversified product lines with 2,000+ product portfolio
- Lead integrated production and supply planning across diversified product lines including steel drums, milk cans, wheelbarrows, racking systems, shelving/display units, and office, home, institutional, specialty, carpentry, and hardwood furniture products
- Manage planning requirements for a 2,000+ product portfolio balancing customer demand, inventory levels, supplier lead times, material availability, production capacity, and delivery priorities
- Participate in monthly S&OP reviews aligning demand forecasts, production capacity, inventory priorities, material readiness, and customer delivery commitments
- Review historical demand trends, customer orders, and sales inputs to support rolling forecasts and planning priorities
- Translate sales forecasts and order demand into daily, weekly, and monthly executable production and replenishment plans
- Coordinate planning execution across 40–50 cross-functional stakeholders including procurement, purchasing, stores / warehouse, production, quality, dispatch, logistics, sales, finance, customer service, and senior management
- Support monthly operations delivering 300–350 tonnes production and 400 tonnes dispatch valued at KES 140M–170M
- Monitor KPIs including OTIF, throughput, lead time, capacity utilization, inventory readiness, and schedule adherence
- Develop dashboards, automated reports, and decision-support tools improving planning visibility, reporting accuracy, and response speed
- Leverage AI tools to enhance reporting insights, automate workflows, and support faster planning decisions
- Selected as part of the 2025 strategy team supporting 2026 business planning through market research, competitor benchmarking, customer feedback analysis, and growth opportunity reviews
- Represented Supply Chain in board-level discussions during acting leadership capacity
- Delivered 40–50% reduction in manual planning/reporting workload through automation
Production Planning & Control Engineer at Ashut Engineers Ltd (2022-05 – 2025-03)
Developed production plans and coordinated execution across manufacturing operations
- Developed production plans aligned to inventory levels, customer orders, and plant capacity
- Conducted forecasting using historical demand trends, seasonality, and order patterns to support production planning
- Maintained ERP/MRP parameters ensuring planning accuracy and execution control
- Coordinated shortages, rework planning, and recovery schedules with procurement and supervisors
- Participated in weekly production meetings to review risks, progress, and corrective actions
- Supported procurement teams through urgent material prioritization and continuity planning
- Contributed to ISO 9001 continuous improvement initiatives
- Reduced production lead times by 30%
- Improved manpower utilization by 20–30%
- Reduced WIP by 20%
- Strengthened on-time delivery performance across key product lines
Mechanical Engineering Intern at Galvanizing House Limited (2021-03 – 2021-03)
Supported equipment maintenance and inventory operations
- Supported equipment maintenance, inventory tracking, replenishment, and quality checks
Mechanical Engineering Intern at New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (2019-09 – 2019-10)
Gained exposure to plant operations and FMCG manufacturing processes
- Gained exposure to plant operations, maintenance systems, SOP compliance, and FMCG manufacturing processes
